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Peruvian Jews
Sammy Sadovnik is one of Telemundo’s main soccer play-by-play announcers (Telemundo Deportes)
May 17, 2019, 7:30 am
World Cup announcer a proud Peruvian Jew
Sammy Sadovnik visits Israel every year, but is concerned for the future of his country’s Jewish community which is rapidly shrinking ‘due to economic and terrorist problems’
By Emily Burack
Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo. (CC BY-SA, World Economic Forum, Wikipedia)
February 13, 2017, 4:11 am
Peru urges Trump to extradite ex-president said to have sought refuge in Israel
Lima thanks Netanyahu for refusing entry to Alejandro Toledo, whose wife is Jewish and who is on lam to avoid facing bribery charges
By AFP and TOI staff
In this April 10, 2011 file photo, then presidential candidate Alejandro Toledo holds up his ink-stained finger and identification card after voting in the general elections, in Lima, Peru. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
February 12, 2017, 11:10 pm
Fugitive ex-Peruvian president not on flight to Israel
Alejandro Toledo, whose wife is Jewish, still on the run to avoid facing bribery charges
By AFP and TOI staff
Former Peruvian President (2001-2006) Alejandro Toledo speaking during a discussion on Venezuela and the OAS at The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, June 17, 2016. (AFP/Mandel Ngan)
February 12, 2017, 6:30 pm
Fleeing ex-Peruvian president won’t be granted entry to Israel
Foreign Ministry says Alejandro Toledo, reportedly on plane to Jewish state to avoid bribery charges, must sort out his affairs first
By TOI staff and AP
Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo. (CC BY-SA, World Economic Forum, Wikipedia)
February 12, 2017, 11:37 am
Ex-Peruvian president said to flee to Israel
Alejandro Toledo reportedly on flight to Jewish state to avoid facing charges he accepted $20 million in bribes
By TOI staff and AP
The Jewish community of Iquitos lights candles on Rosh Hashanah eve, 2016. (Facebook)
December 2, 2016, 5:23 pm
Amazonian Jews thrive in the depths of the rainforest
Unreachable by road, the city of Iquitos must be accessed by air or boat — yet the tiny Jewish community still imports clergy and exports a love of Israel
By Rich Tenorio
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